Indiana Gov. Mike Pence today apologized in a Facebook post for the removal of others' comments from his official Facebook page.

Written by

Jon Murray and Chris Sikich
jon.murray@indystar.com

Gov. Mike Pence issued an apology today on his official Facebook page over his staff's deletion this week of hundreds of comments that disagreed with his opinion on gay marriage.

Pence on Thursday had said he believed staff members were only removing comments that were profane or uncivil. But some commenters told The Indianapolis Star Wednesday and Thursday that they suspected their contributions were deleted simply because they opposed the governor's position, not because they were disrespectful.

This morning, despite his initial assurance that the office's policy had been ...